I liked the pattern a lot but I have to admit that those big pockets on the hip are not flattering. I made them in the final days of the summer when I was a pair of kilos heavier than I am now. I use them to take the kids to school and I have to wear them with a belt that is too thin for this style... and I scratch my hand with the metal zipper everytime I try to fish the keys out of those pockets.

I could show you a lot more, including a skirt I didn´t get to finish reciently due to a bad fabric choice, or other creations I give away because once they are finish I can see they are not my style at all. At least I can make some other people happy!

Thank you everyone who left a comment on my last post. Really. From the bottom of my heart. I didn´t have the time to answer them one by one as they deserve, as the week previous to the Christmas holiday are really crazy for me.

I had time to sew a couple of things but they are presents so I cannot show them to you just yet.

I´m joining Gillian from Crafting a Rainbow, and a lot of other talented girls in posting the Top 5 of 2013. I thank Silvia from The Sewing Princess for letting me know. I´m a bit distracted lately. If you´d like to join us, please visit Gillian´s blog! :)

Up to the point than Winter came in full force, I´ve been wearing this one non stop. Being such a simple thing, I gave it a lot of thought on how to finish it and how to best use the remanents of the Telaria dress.

A dream blouse. To make and to wear. I changed the buttons to covered ones and it make a huge difference. And the skirt. I like wearing this one so much I just remerber thinking to myself that I should make a winter version.

I wore this combo a lot during the summer nights and the skirt with a cotton t-shirt during the days.

Hemos empezado con lo chulo. Mañana o pasado vamos a lo divertido:

Top 5 Fracasos

I started with the good stuff. Tomorrow or Sunday I´ll show you the fun stuff:

Oh, I wanted so much to show you these!Pauline asked me to be her pattern tester during the last weeks of November, before I knew what kind of clothing she was talking about I said YES!She has tons of style, her designs are so pretty and I admire her love for nice details.When she told me it was a jacket, I couldn´t be more excited...Doubly excited! With this jacket she launches her girls´ line (At least I want to think so!)

From the moment the patterns were assembled I had just six days to complete both jackets and the detachable collars. I hadn´t sleep much, no blogging activity and a lot of stealed moments. But it was worthy!

Me encantaron las instrucciones que incluye Pauline para hacer los ojales ribeteados, al igual que los bolsillos. La construcción de la chaqueta siguiendo dichas instrucciones es una verdadera delicia.The jackets are inspired in the 40´s and they are timeless and elegant.Pauline´s instructions to make the bound button-holes are perfect, and so are the pockets´. The whole jacket is delightfully easy to make following her steps.

Cada vez que me enfrento con una técnica de sastrería me acuerdo de una pareja que conocí hace mucho tiempo a la que recuerdo con cariño y que se dedicaba precisamente a la sastrería. En aquella época yo no sabía ni enhebrar una aguja, así que perdí una gran oportunidad para aprender de dos maestros. Este es mi pequeño homenaje a ellos.Every time I´m dealing with some tailor techniques my mind flies way back in time and constantly think about a couple I used to know and love and who were in the tailoring business. Back then I didn´t even know how to thread a needle, so I lost a great opportunity to learn from the masters. This is my little homage to them.

Once I finished the jackets I made some removable faux-fur collars using this tutorial by COLETTERIE. They are very easy to make if you are careful, and I think they look great. Besides if the girl gets bored, she can play with it as if it was a fluffy toy. That´s a perk!

Here are some details of the jacket. I left some of the photos with its original colour so that you can appreciate it better. The fabric is thick speckled wool with short hair. Surprisingly good to work with.

One of the fun parts of having a sewing blog for me is to take the photos once the garment is finished. I like looking for the right setting for each piece. Some times I have to make do with my front door, but this time it has to be this street. I don´t walk it often, but I loved it the first time I saw it. It is so...Andalucian!We were admiring this old patio, the house is from 1730, when the owner invited us in. How lucky!

¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!I hope you liked the jackets. I put a lot of love into making them. And you know that you can ask Santa for the pattern NINOT JACKET BY PAULINE ALICEIf I don´t see you before, I want to wish youMERRY CHRISTMAS!